Afghanistan vs China
China is 14.7 times larger than Afghanistan. Afghanistan would fit into China about 15 times.
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Afghanistan is 0.07× the area of China. Put the other way, China is 14.7× the size of Afghanistan.
| Afghanistan | China | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 652,230 km² | 9,596,961 km² |
| Population | 43,844,111 | 1,406,585,000 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 147 / km² |
| Capital | Kabul | Beijing |
| Region | Southern Asia | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 17 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Afghanistan sits at about 34°N and is stretched to 1.45× its true area; China at 37° N is stretched to 1.56×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Afghanistan bigger than China?
- No. Afghanistan is 14.7 times smaller than China. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and China covers 9,596,961 km².
- How many times does Afghanistan fit into China?
- About 15 times: China has 14.7× the area of Afghanistan.
- Why do Afghanistan and China look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Afghanistan is drawn about 1.45× its true area there and China about 1.56×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Afghanistan or China?
- China: 1,406,585,000 people against 43,844,111. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², China 147 per km².